diff --git a/www-servers/apache/ChangeLog b/www-servers/apache/ChangeLog
index 824d8549..93682743 100644
--- a/www-servers/apache/ChangeLog
+++ b/www-servers/apache/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 # Copyright 1999-2008 Gentoo Foundation; Distributed under the GPL v2
 # $Header: $
 
+  28 Mar 2008; Mario Fetka <mario-fetka@gmx.at> +apache-2.2.8.ebuild,
+  +apache-2.2.8-r102.ebuild:
+  Bump
+
   19 Jan 2008; Mario Fetka <mario-fetka@gmx.at> apache-2.2.8-r100.ebuild:
   correct typo
 
diff --git a/www-servers/apache/Manifest b/www-servers/apache/Manifest
index 67bb4b02..1d762561 100644
--- a/www-servers/apache/Manifest
+++ b/www-servers/apache/Manifest
@@ -1,54 +1,19 @@
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-SHA256 8770598b10ba86dfac7ac414049e6367718cdcc75da8567fe2c5266e4fa10ffe files/apache-2.2.6-r102.patch 2593
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diff --git a/www-servers/apache/apache-2.2.8-r102.ebuild b/www-servers/apache/apache-2.2.8-r102.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d33b9f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www-servers/apache/apache-2.2.8-r102.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2008 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/www-servers/apache/apache-2.2.8-r2.ebuild,v 1.1 2008/03/22 15:45:21 hollow Exp $
+
+# latest gentoo apache files
+GENTOO_PATCHSTAMP="20080322"
+GENTOO_DEVELOPER="hollow"
+
+# IUSE/USE_EXPAND magic
+IUSE_MPMS_FORK="itk peruser prefork"
+IUSE_MPMS_THREAD="event worker"
+
+IUSE_MODULES="actions alias asis auth_basic auth_digest authn_alias authn_anon
+authn_dbd authn_dbm authn_default authn_file authz_dbm authz_default
+authz_groupfile authz_host authz_owner authz_user autoindex cache cern_meta
+charset_lite dav dav_fs dav_lock dbd deflate dir disk_cache dumpio env expires
+ext_filter file_cache filter headers ident imagemap include info log_config
+log_forensic logio mem_cache mime mime_magic negotiation proxy proxy_ajp
+proxy_balancer proxy_connect proxy_ftp proxy_http rewrite setenvif speling
+status unique_id userdir usertrack version vhost_alias"
+
+# inter-module dependencies
+# TODO: this may still be incomplete
+MODULE_DEPENDS="
+	dav_fs:dav
+	dav_lock:dav
+	deflate:filter
+	disk_cache:cache
+	ext_filter:filter
+	file_cache:cache
+	log_forensic:log_config
+	logio:log_config
+	mem_cache:cache
+	mime_magic:mime
+	proxy_ajp:proxy
+	proxy_balancer:proxy
+	proxy_connect:proxy
+	proxy_ftp:proxy
+	proxy_http:proxy
+	usertrack:unique_id
+"
+
+# module<->define mappings
+MODULE_DEFINES="
+	auth_digest:AUTH_DIGEST
+	authnz_ldap:AUTHNZ_LDAP
+	cache:CACHE
+	dav:DAV
+	dav_fs:DAV
+	dav_lock:DAV
+	disk_cache:CACHE
+	file_cache:CACHE
+	info:INFO
+	ldap:LDAP
+	mem_cache:CACHE
+	proxy:PROXY
+	proxy_ajp:PROXY
+	proxy_balancer:PROXY
+	proxy_connect:PROXY
+	proxy_ftp:PROXY
+	proxy_http:PROXY
+	ssl:SSL
+	status:STATUS
+	suexec:SUEXEC
+	userdir:USERDIR
+"
+
+# critical modules for the default config
+MODULE_CRITICAL="
+	authz_host
+	dir
+	mime
+"
+
+inherit apache-2
+
+DESCRIPTION="The Apache Web Server."
+HOMEPAGE="http://httpd.apache.org/"
+
+# some helper scripts are apache-1.1, thus both are here
+LICENSE="Apache-2.0 Apache-1.1"
+SLOT="2"
+KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~hppa ~ia64 ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~s390 ~sh ~sparc ~x86 ~x86-fbsd"
+IUSE="sni"
+
+DEPEND="${DEPEND}
+	apache2_modules_deflate? ( sys-libs/zlib )"
+
+RDEPEND="${RDEPEND}
+	apache2_modules_mime? ( app-misc/mime-types )"
+
+src_unpack() {
+	if ! use sni ; then
+		EPATCH_EXCLUDE="04_all_mod_ssl_tls_sni.patch"
+	fi
+
+	apache-2_src_unpack
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	apache-2_pkg_postinst
+
+	# previous installations of apache-2.2 installed the upstream configuration
+	# files, which shouldn't even have been installed!
+	if has_version '>=www-servers/apache-2.2.4' ; then
+		if [[ -f "${ROOT}"etc/apache2/apache2.conf ]] ; then
+			rm -f "${ROOT}"/etc/apache2/apache2.conf >/dev/null 2>&1
+		fi
+
+		for i in extra original ; do
+			if [[ -d "${ROOT}"/etc/apache2/${i} ]] ; then
+				rm -rf "${ROOT}"/etc/apache2/${i} >/dev/null 2>&1
+			fi
+		done
+	fi
+
+	# note regarding IfDefine changes
+	if has_version '<www-servers/apache-2.2.6-r1' ; then
+		elog
+		elog "When upgrading from versions 2.2.6 or earlier, please be aware"
+		elog "that the define for mod_authnz_ldap has changed from AUTH_LDAP"
+		elog "to AUTHNZ_LDAP. Additionally mod_auth_digest needs to be enabled"
+		elog "with AUTH_DIGEST now."
+		elog
+	fi
+
+	# note the changes regarding DEFAULT_VHOST and SSL_DEFAULT_VHOST
+	if has_version '<www-servers/apache-2.2.4-r7' ; then
+		elog
+		elog "Listen directives have been moved into the default virtual host"
+		elog "configuation. At least DEFAULT_VHOST has been enabled for you"
+		elog "(depending on your USE-flags.)"
+		elog
+		elog "If you disable DEFAULT_VHOST or SSL_DEFAULT_VHOST, there will"
+		elog "be no listening sockets available."
+		elog
+	fi
+
+	# note the user of the config changes
+	if has_version '<www-servers/apache-2.2.4-r5' ; then
+		elog
+		elog "Please make sure that you update your /etc directory."
+		elog "Between the versions, we had to changes some config files"
+		elog "and move some stuff out of the main httpd.conf file to a seperate"
+		elog "modules.d entry."
+		elog
+		elog "Thus please update your /etc directory either via etc-update,"
+		elog "dispatch-conf or conf-update !"
+		elog
+	fi
+
+	# check for dual/upgrade install
+	if has_version '<www-servers/apache-2.2.0' ; then
+		elog
+		elog "When upgrading from versions below 2.2.0 to this version, you"
+		elog "need to rebuild all your modules. Please do so for your modules"
+		elog "to continue working correctly."
+		elog
+		elog "Also note that some configuration directives have been"
+		elog "split into their own files under ${ROOT}etc/apache2/modules.d/"
+		elog "and that some modules, foremost the authentication related ones,"
+		elog "have been renamed."
+		elog
+		elog "Some examples:"
+		elog "  - USERDIR is now configureable in ${ROOT}etc/apache2/modules.d/00_mod_userdir.conf."
+		elog
+		elog "For more information on what you may need to change, please"
+		elog "see the overview of changes at:"
+		elog "http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/new_features_2_2.html"
+		elog "and the upgrading guide at:"
+		elog "http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/upgrading.html"
+		elog
+	fi
+
+	# cleanup the vim backup files, placed in /etc/apache2 by the last
+	# patchtarball (gentoo-apache-2.2.4-r7-20070615)
+	rm -f "${ROOT}etc/apache2/modules.d/*.conf~"
+}
diff --git a/www-servers/apache/apache-2.2.8.ebuild b/www-servers/apache/apache-2.2.8.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ccae398c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www-servers/apache/apache-2.2.8.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2008 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/www-servers/apache/apache-2.2.8.ebuild,v 1.7 2008/02/17 13:14:17 angelos Exp $
+
+# latest gentoo apache files
+GENTOO_PATCHSTAMP="20080119"
+GENTOO_DEVELOPER="hollow"
+
+# IUSE/USE_EXPAND magic
+IUSE_MPMS_FORK="itk peruser prefork"
+IUSE_MPMS_THREAD="event worker"
+
+IUSE_MODULES="actions alias asis auth_basic auth_digest authn_alias authn_anon
+authn_dbd authn_dbm authn_default authn_file authz_dbm authz_default
+authz_groupfile authz_host authz_owner authz_user autoindex cache cern_meta
+charset_lite dav dav_fs dav_lock dbd deflate dir disk_cache dumpio env expires
+ext_filter file_cache filter headers ident imagemap include info log_config
+log_forensic logio mem_cache mime mime_magic negotiation proxy proxy_ajp
+proxy_balancer proxy_connect proxy_ftp proxy_http rewrite setenvif speling
+status unique_id userdir usertrack version vhost_alias"
+
+# inter-module dependencies
+# TODO: this may still be incomplete
+MODULE_DEPENDS="
+	dav_fs:dav
+	dav_lock:dav
+	deflate:filter
+	disk_cache:cache
+	ext_filter:filter
+	file_cache:cache
+	log_forensic:log_config
+	logio:log_config
+	mem_cache:cache
+	mime_magic:mime
+	proxy_ajp:proxy
+	proxy_balancer:proxy
+	proxy_connect:proxy
+	proxy_ftp:proxy
+	proxy_http:proxy
+	usertrack:unique_id
+"
+
+# module<->define mappings
+MODULE_DEFINES="
+	auth_digest:AUTH_DIGEST
+	authnz_ldap:AUTHNZ_LDAP
+	cache:CACHE
+	dav:DAV
+	dav_fs:DAV
+	dav_lock:DAV
+	disk_cache:CACHE
+	file_cache:CACHE
+	info:INFO
+	ldap:LDAP
+	mem_cache:CACHE
+	proxy:PROXY
+	proxy_ajp:PROXY
+	proxy_balancer:PROXY
+	proxy_connect:PROXY
+	proxy_ftp:PROXY
+	proxy_http:PROXY
+	ssl:SSL
+	status:STATUS
+	suexec:SUEXEC
+	userdir:USERDIR
+"
+
+MODULE_CRITICAL="
+authz_host
+dir
+mime
+"
+
+inherit apache-2
+
+DESCRIPTION="The Apache Web Server."
+HOMEPAGE="http://httpd.apache.org/"
+
+# some helper scripts are apache-1.1, thus both are here
+LICENSE="Apache-2.0 Apache-1.1"
+SLOT="2"
+KEYWORDS="alpha amd64 ~arm hppa ia64 ~mips ppc ppc64 ~s390 ~sh sparc x86 ~x86-fbsd"
+IUSE="sni"
+
+DEPEND="${DEPEND}
+	apache2_modules_deflate? ( sys-libs/zlib )"
+
+RDEPEND="${RDEPEND}
+	apache2_modules_mime? ( app-misc/mime-types )"
+
+src_unpack() {
+	if ! use sni ; then
+		EPATCH_EXCLUDE="04_all_mod_ssl_tls_sni.patch"
+	fi
+
+	apache-2_src_unpack
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	apache-2_pkg_postinst
+
+	# previous installations of apache-2.2 installed the upstream configuration
+	# files, which shouldn't even have been installed!
+	if has_version '>=www-servers/apache-2.2.4' ; then
+		if [[ -f "${ROOT}"etc/apache2/apache2.conf ]] ; then
+			rm -f "${ROOT}"/etc/apache2/apache2.conf >/dev/null 2>&1
+		fi
+
+		for i in extra original ; do
+			if [[ -d "${ROOT}"/etc/apache2/${i} ]] ; then
+				rm -rf "${ROOT}"/etc/apache2/${i} >/dev/null 2>&1
+			fi
+		done
+	fi
+
+	# note regarding IfDefine changes
+	if has_version '<www-servers/apache-2.2.6-r1' ; then
+		elog
+		elog "When upgrading from versions 2.2.6 or earlier, please be aware"
+		elog "that the define for mod_authnz_ldap has changed from AUTH_LDAP"
+		elog "to AUTHNZ_LDAP. Additionally mod_auth_digest needs to be enabled"
+		elog "with AUTH_DIGEST now."
+		elog
+	fi
+
+	# note the changes regarding DEFAULT_VHOST and SSL_DEFAULT_VHOST
+	if has_version '<www-servers/apache-2.2.4-r7' ; then
+		elog
+		elog "Listen directives have been moved into the default virtual host"
+		elog "configuation. At least DEFAULT_VHOST has been enabled for you"
+		elog "(depending on your USE-flags.)"
+		elog
+		elog "If you disable DEFAULT_VHOST or SSL_DEFAULT_VHOST, there will"
+		elog "be no listening sockets available."
+		elog
+	fi
+
+	# note the user of the config changes
+	if has_version '<www-servers/apache-2.2.4-r5' ; then
+		elog
+		elog "Please make sure that you update your /etc directory."
+		elog "Between the versions, we had to changes some config files"
+		elog "and move some stuff out of the main httpd.conf file to a seperate"
+		elog "modules.d entry."
+		elog
+		elog "Thus please update your /etc directory either via etc-update,"
+		elog "dispatch-conf or conf-update !"
+		elog
+	fi
+
+	# check for dual/upgrade install
+	if has_version '<www-servers/apache-2.2.0' ; then
+		elog
+		elog "When upgrading from versions below 2.2.0 to this version, you"
+		elog "need to rebuild all your modules. Please do so for your modules"
+		elog "to continue working correctly."
+		elog
+		elog "Also note that some configuration directives have been"
+		elog "split into their own files under ${ROOT}etc/apache2/modules.d/"
+		elog "and that some modules, foremost the authentication related ones,"
+		elog "have been renamed."
+		elog
+		elog "Some examples:"
+		elog "  - USERDIR is now configureable in ${ROOT}etc/apache2/modules.d/00_mod_userdir.conf."
+		elog
+		elog "For more information on what you may need to change, please"
+		elog "see the overview of changes at:"
+		elog "http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/new_features_2_2.html"
+		elog "and the upgrading guide at:"
+		elog "http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/upgrading.html"
+		elog
+	fi
+
+	# cleanup the vim backup files, placed in /etc/apache2 by the last
+	# patchtarball (gentoo-apache-2.2.4-r7-20070615)
+	rm -f "${ROOT}etc/apache2/modules.d/*.conf~"
+}